Heaviest air raids of war push North Viet Nam sorties
Saigon reports more than 200 sorties flown by US planes in a single day, the heaviest since raids resumed January 31. Navy 46 missions and Air Force 37 missions targeted around Vinh Thanh Hoa Dong Hoi Hanoi and Mu Gia Pass with heavy anti aircraft fire noted. no US losses reported. Ground actions near Pleiku and Binh Dinh provinces claim large Communist casualties with “light” US losses.
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Saigon
UPS
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Col
William
Big Bill) McGinty
Vinh
Thanh Hoe
Dong Hoi
Hanoi
Mu Gia Pass
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry
1St Air Cavalry
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
25Th
Binh Dinh
Weather outlook for Iowa turns warmer with storms
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with widely scattered thundershowers west Wednesday. Warmer Wednesday. Low tonight in the 40s north east to 50 southwest. Outlook for Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thunder showers west and south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Surveyor moon lander on course for near perfect landing
Hope for a soft landing on the moon as America's Surveyor spacecraft, a three legged robot, heads toward a preselected Sea of Storms site after a midcourse correction by JPL. If successful, it could prime a 1969 manned lunar landing. a potential flaw is a radio antenna not fully deployed.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Surveyor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U.S
Moon
Soviet Union
Buddhists Demand Ky Resignation Amid Protests in Saigon
Six Buddhist leaders met Premier Ky to press resignation of the military government as new street demonstrations erupt in Saigon Hue. A Buddhist girl set herself on fire in Hue the fifth in three days. Ky airlifted food to Da Nang while rebels threaten the U.S. consulate and Hue braces for possible government action at the radio station.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Premire Ky
da Nang
Pham van Khoa
Nationalist Party
Quang
U.S
Record Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Toll Stacks Up
A final United Press International tally shows 530 people died in traffic crashes over the three day Memorial Day weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. California led with 57 deaths, followed by Michigan 40 New York 30 Pennsylvania 28 and Illinois 27. Alaska Hawaii Rhode Island and Vermont reported no traffic fatalities. Howard Pyle, president of the safety council, called the weekend tragic and predicted the yearly toll would top 50,000.
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United Press International
California
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Alaska
Hawaii
Rhode Island
Vermont
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
The
Safety Council
Invitation for bids on Washington County hospital project
Public notice announces bids invited for the construction of a new hospital in Washington County. Proposals must comply with specifications set by the county and be submitted by the stated deadline. Bidders should review project details, procurement rules, and required documents before bidding.
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Washington County Hospital
Gemini 9 mission nears launch after delays and tests
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan enter the final 24 hours of prep for Gemini 9, aiming to launch at 12:38 p.m. EDT Wednesday for a rendezvous with the satellite The Glob. The mission, part of a spaceflight week toward moon goals, follows Surveyor’s lunar landing test and includes a planned three day orbital chase and a spacewalk.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Agena
Cernan
Stafford
Space
U.S
Moon
Surveyor
Gemini
Apollo
Hughes urges federal tax refund to states for programs
Des Moines Governor Harold E. Hughes proposed refunding part of the federal income tax to states to fund federal programs like the war on poverty. He warned Congress would oppose it amid Viet Nam costs and said governors must sell the idea to lawmakers. He urged a more equitable share of tax dollars for states and expected discussion at a summer governors conference.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Viet Nam
Congress
Sailor accused of espionage faces U S inquiry
A Navy order reports an American sailor, described as a watch stander, supply clerk and repairman, sought to sell US secrets to the Russians. He was labeled authorized to see secret but not top secret material. The incident prompts ship and shore station precautions against a repeat.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Navy
Voting Light in Alabama Democratic Primary Runoff
In Birmingham Alabama early voting was light to moderate as Negroes seek nomination to their first legislative seats since Reconstruction. Both white segregationists and Negro leaders urged bloc voting but long lines did not materialize during the early balloting.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Weekend accident toll rises in Iowa nine dead
Memorial Day period ends with nine Iowa traffic deaths and two drownings. Among the fatalities are 6 week old Kimberly Ann Bolger of Coon Rapids, 41 year old Charles Hutchins of Des Moines, and eight year old Russell Kemp of Orchard. Also killed were Richard Timm of Council Bluffs, Ralph Mathes of Cedar Falls, Melvin Smith of Fort Dodge, Fred O Gorman of Des Moines, and Phillip Beckerite of Lake City in separate crashes. Drowning victims include Leo Jensbold of Emmetsburg and Michael W Friday of Rock Island Illinois.
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Iowa
Kimberly Ann Bolger
Allen Bolger
Coon Rapids
Gretchen James Boone
Charles Hutchins
Des Moines
Hutchins
Russell Kemp
Orchard Monday
Clair Clay Jr
Charles City
Richard Timm
Council Bluffs
Treynor
Thomas Roof
Omaha
Neb
Roof
Ralph Mathes
Cedar Falls
U.S. 20
Melvin L. Smith
Fort Dodge
Rockwell City
Fred O’gorman
David Tucker
Moville
Phillip Eugene Becker
Dite
Lake City
Dale McDermott
Pierson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
McDermott
Mary Kroll
Westfield
Leo Jensbold
Emmetsburg
Five Island Lake
Michael W. Friday
Rock Island, Ill
Credit Island
Mississippi River
Davenport
Granddaughter Linda Knerr Dies After Car Fall
Linda Knerr six year old granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Knerr of Kinross died in University Hospital Iowa City at 12:05 a.m. from injuries after falling from her parents moving car Sunday about 20 miles north of Kinross on a gravel road. Survived by parents two brothers and four grandparents. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Gould Funeral Home Brighton. Burial Sandyhook Cemetery north of Brighton.
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Linda Lee Konerr
Washington and Brighton
University Hospital
Iowa City
Linda
Larry Knerr
Kinross
Washington Hospital
Larry Lee
Jeffey Scott
Roy Knerr
Brighton
Ernest Crawford
Washington
Gould
Stan Woeste
Sandyhook Cemetery
Who's Who in Washing ton contest signals clues and prizes
The weekly Who's Who in Washington contest invites readers to hunt clues in ads from sponsoring merchants. entrants list suspected names with all clues found across ads, plus their own contact details. Entries must be dropped at bordered merchant ads only, with one entry per person per store, and multiple entries allowed at different stores.
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Carl Yunk
E. Main
Carl
Tom Kuncl
JPL
Alabama
Linda Knerr
Larry and
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